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Sen. King: Delays, overtime limits at postal service harmful

Sen. King: Delays, overtime limits at postal service harmful

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PORTLAND, Maine (AP) Maine Senator Angus King is warning that changes at the U.S. Postal Service, including a ban on overtime, are harmful to Maine residents and may hamper the agency’s ability to deliver absentee ballots.

In a letter sent Thursday to the ranking Democrat on the Senate’s Committee on Homeland Security and Government, King calls the postal service “no-less-than-vital.”

His warning echos calls from other representatives who want the postmaster general to reverse a ban on overtime for postal service employees. King says postal workers feel personally responsible for their role in delivering ballots during the upcoming presidential election but are unsupported.

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